One man was arrested over the weekend after crashing his vehicle into the Stop & Shop on Elliott Street in Beverly, Wicked Local Beverly reported.

Robert Hadden, 24, and homeless, was charged with intent to distribute a class B drug after officers found 95 doses of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in his vehicle.

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Beverly Police officers arrived on the scene on Saturday and observed a white Audi up against the building and a male unconscious in the driver’s seat.

According to police reports, while knocking on the vehicle’s driver window to get the driver’s attention, the officer noticed that the vehicle was still in gear. It took an extensive amount of banging on the window before Hadden finally woke. Once alert, it took Hadden a few minutes to comprehend the officer’s request to roll down the window and put the vehicle in park.

According to the report, Hadden appeared to be extremely lethargic as officers spoke to him. Despite the damage to the car and the wall (both minor but noticeable) and the fact that the vehicle was in gear and resting against the wall when officers arrived, Hadden denied that he hit the wall and stated that he was just tired and fell asleep.

Officers noticed an open case of beer in the car with cans missing, but did not see any empty cans, said the report. They also noticed the smell of marijuana.

After finding a glass pipe with marijuana residue on his person and more residue in the vehicle, officers had Hadden perform field sobriety tests, which he was able to pass.

According to Beverly Police Spokesperson Officer David Costa, officers were concerned with Hadden’s lethargy and apparent lack comprehension of what had happened, so in the interest of his safety and the safety of the public, officers felt compelled to investigate further.

While searching Hadden’s vehicle, officers discovered a black plastic bag containing two sheets of paper individually wrapped in aluminum foil. The sheets of paper were perforated and had a cartoon image of a man riding a bicycle with the words “In memorial of Albert Hofmann 1906 to 2008” written underneath. According to Costa, Hofmann is considered the creator of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).

Based on training and experience, officers determined that the sheets of paper were LSD and estimated that there were 95 total doses of the drug. Hadden was then arrested and charged with drug possession with intent to distribute a class B substance. He was also cited with reckless operation of a motor vehicle.